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FAA accident report · Norwn APACHE SPORT · Franklinton, LA · May 13, 2009

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Date
May 13, 2009 · 07:35 local
Place
Franklinton, LA
Airport
Franklinton
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61740
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09LA299
Reported as
Norwn Apachesport
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N61740Registration cancelled Jul 15, 2013 · Northwing APACHE SPORTS/N 28142 · Built 2003Airframe modelNorthwing APACHE SPORTEngine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) FSDO notificaton given to accident reported at Franklinton Airport (2R7) on 13 may 2009 @ 10:32. Disptached enroute to Franklinton Airport, Louisiana and arrived on scene @ 13:25 on 13 may 2009. Aircraft was relocated prior to dispatch to accident scene. Aircraft made sharp left hand turn after take-off, left wing tip struck the ground and crashed through a wired fence nose first, flipping resting on the top of wing structure. Both pilot and passenger suffered multiple major injuries. Conducted investigation on aircraft at separate location. Unable to locate aircraft airworthiness certificate and registration. Considerable damage was made to the wing structure and the tricycle portion of aircraft was destroyed. Engine and fuel tanks were intact with no visible signs of fuel line damage or distortion. Fuel spillage was apparent at crash site. Pilot and proposed owner of aircraft is still in the icu and unable to retrieve aircraft records. Pilot nor passenger involved with accident appear to have airman certificates (pilot). Unable to determine if pilot or passenger have had training to fly this type of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FSDO NOTIFICATON GIVEN TO ACCIDENT REPORTED AT FRANKLINTON AIRPORT (2R7) ON 13 MAY 2009 @ 10:32. DISPTACHED ENROUTE TO FRANKLINTON AIRPORT, LOUISIANA AND ARRIVED ON SCENE @ 13:25 ON 13 MAY 2009. AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED PRIOR TO DISPATCH TO ACCIDENT SCENE. AIRCRAFT MADE SHARP LEFT HAND TURN AFTER TAKE-OFF, LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND CRASHED THROUGH A WIRED FENCE NOSE FIRST, FLIPPING RESTING ON THE TOP OF WING STRUCTURE. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MULTIPLE MAJOR INJURIES. CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION ON AIRCRAFT AT SEPARATE LOCATION. UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE WAS MADE TO THE WING STRUCTURE AND THE TRICYCLE PORTION OF AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ENGINE AND FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FUEL LINE DAMAGE OR DISTORTION. FUEL SPILLAGE WAS APPARENT AT CRASH SITE. PILOT AND PROPOSED OWNER OF AIRCRAFT IS STILL IN THE ICU AND UNABLE TO RETRIEVE AIRCRAFT RECORDS. PILOT NOR PASSENGER INVOLVED WITH ACCIDENT APPEAR TO HAVE AIRMAN CERTIFICATES (PILOT). UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF PILOT OR PASSENGER HAVE HAD TRAINING TO FLY THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA299Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFranklinton, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the weight-shift trike.May 13, 2009 · Substantial damage